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Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:06:00 -0400Will Wei
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<p>The whole point of Snapchat is to share photos and videos that disappear immediately after viewing. If you take a screenshot of a Snapchat, the app will notify the sender. Problem is, there's an easy way to circumvent this. Find out how you can record photos and videos sent through Snapchat without alerting the sender.</p>
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Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:02:00 -0400Will Wei
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<p>A bunch of people are <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/people-angry-apple-watch-app-ios-82-2015-3">freaking out</a> about Apple's new iOS update <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-has-installed-a-permanent-undeletable-apple-watch-advertisement-on-your-iphone-2015-3">forcing another mandatory app</a> onto their devices. But, there is at least one huge benefit to this update – you gain storage space. </p>
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Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:03:00 -0400Will Wei
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<p>At the 2015 <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mobile-world-congress-2015">Mobile World Congress</a> in Barcelona, a company called <a href="http://www.p2i.com/">P2i</a> showed us something that protects smartphones and other gadgets from water damage. It's not a clunky case, and it's not some sort of plastic film. Instead, it's a "liquid repellent coating" that really protects the guts of a gadget – the circuits, boards, and chips.</p>
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Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:40:00 -0400Mike Wehner
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/55007b6a6bb3f7d41b215c96-1086-814/texting-umbrella.jpg" border="0" alt="Texting umbrella"></p><p>It’s hard to imagine something as simple as a deployable nylon tarp become “smart” in any way.</p>
<p>But as difficult as it might be,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896798832/davek-alert-umbrella-never-lose-your-umbrella-agai/?ref=kicktraq">Dave Kahng did imagine it</a>, and the result is an umbrella that nags you via text message if you leave it behind.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<p class="article-image-caption"><span class="article-image-credit"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Launching under his company’s banner, the Davek Alert Umbrella is like a drunk friend at a house party, spamming your text alerts if you walk more than 30 feet away from it. </span></p>
<p class="article-image-caption"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Of course, unlike your weekend drinking buddy, the Alert Umbrella is actually useful. </span></p>
<p class="article-image-caption"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img class="float_left" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/55007cfe6da811486a82c541-690-517/screen-shot-2015-03-11-at-13507-pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen Shot 2015 03 11 at 1.35.07 PM">Using a chip and battery embedded in the handle, the umbrella syncs with the Davek app to give you local weather alerts and, of course, to make sure the umbrella never leaves your side.</span></p>
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<p>Described as a “high-performance umbrella,” this quirky gadget is, well, an umbrella.</p>
<p>Davek is known for the quality of its umbrella craftsmanship, but as far as “performance” goes, if it keeps you dry, it’s doing its job.</p>
<p>The real reason you’d want the Alert Umbrella is that it can’t really be left behind, which is a very good thing if you’re spending the retail price of $125 on it.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/55007c81eab8eac253583936-800-450/dbc67543cf55ca6a5920a28afdc0c62c_original-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Umbrella text"></span></p>
<p><span>T</span><span>he&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896798832/davek-alert-umbrella-never-lose-your-umbrella-agai/?ref=kicktraq">Kickstarter campaign</a>&nbsp;(which is about halfway to its goal with over a month of funding left) is offering the Alert Umbrellas for $99, with shipping expected in September.&nbsp;</span></p>
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Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:27:04 -0500Dave Smith
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sony has a strange new Bluetooth speaker. This is it:</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/smart-bluetooth-speaker-bsp60/">The BSP60</a> is shaped like a Magic 8 ball, but it has three tiny wheels on the bottom, and it can leverage your Android phone’s voice recognition software for things like setting timers, asking math questions, or checking the weather. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">In this sense, it’s kind of like the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-echo-speaker-2014-11">Amazon Echo</a>, the cylindrical voice-powered device that can answer questions, play music, set reminders, and more.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sony's speaker also comes with NFC built-in, so you can use it as a hands-free speakerphone for making calls or listening to music from your smartphone, just with a simple touch. It will also vibrate if your phone receives a text or notification.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">As <a href="http://gizmodo.com/sony-still-thinks-theres-a-market-for-tiny-rolling-spea-1689362807">Gizmodo’s Andrew Liszewski</a> points out, Sony’s BSP60 is really similar to the <a href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/sep-30bt">Sony Rolly</a> from 2007, the egg-shaped Bluetooth speaker that also rolled around and played music. But even though the new speaker has many advances over the Rolly, it still costs the same as that discontinued product: $400.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The BSP60 won’t be available for a few months, but you can <a href="https://account.sonymobile.com/en-gb/#/preregister/com.sonymobile.bnw/k918JiFC8j-ZxbkCLn59lV1LNFli04Zh8APdUtgz8bFk2hnz7y0uyg">register</a> with Sony to find out as soon as it’s available.</span></p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ikea-home-smart-furniture-offers-wireless-charging-2015-3" >Ikea is launching a new line of furniture that can charge your phone without wires</a></strong></p>
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Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:30:00 -0500Will Wei
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<p>Samsung just added not one, but two new devices to its flagship smartphone line – the Samsung Galaxy S 6 and the Galaxy S 6 Edge. This new line of phones represents a huge shift in design for Samsung, as the company has moved from plastic to full metal and glass bodies. Take a first look at Samsung's beautiful new flagship phones.</p>
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Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:45:00 -0500Will Wei
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<p>HTC is unveiling its newest flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It's called the HTC One M9, and it is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-and-htc-one-m9-launch-2015-2">a major player</a> in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-smartphones-2015-2">the fight for smartphone supremacy</a>. Take a look at what the HTC One M9 officially looks like.</p>
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Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:48:00 -0500Steven Tweedie
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5341ab7b6bb3f752745bc23f-901-675/steve-jobs-young.png" border="0" alt="Steve Jobs Young"></p><p>Thirty years ago, in February 1985, Steve Jobs gave an <a href="http://longform.org/stories/playboy-interview-steve-jobs">interview to Playboy</a>.</p>
<p>As with most long interviews with the late CEO, it is filled with fantastic nuggets about Jobs' life, Apple, and the future of computing.</p>
<p>To commemorate what would have been Jobs' 60th birthday, we pulled out our 15 favorite quotes and anecdotes for you to check out.</p><h3>The Mac team spent $100,000 annually on juice (inflation would more than double that in today's dollars).</h3>
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<p><p>The author of the interview was amazed by the perks and culture of Apple:</p>
<p>"The Apple offices are clearly not like most places of employment. Video games abound, ping pong tables are in use, speakers blare out music ranging from The Rolling Stones to Windham Hill jazz. Conference rooms are named after Da Vinci and Picasso, and snack-room refrigerators are stocked with fresh carrot, apple and orange juice. (The Mac team alone spends $100,000 on fresh juice per year.)"</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Steve Jobs showed off a Mac to a 9-year-old at a New York party. Andy Warhol was there, saw the computer, and was amazed.</h3>
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<p><p>The best part is, Jobs was more interested in playing with the 9-year-old. Why? Jobs says, "Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'"</p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Steve Jobs was saying things like "incredibly great" back in 1985. </h3>
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<p>If you have an iPhone, then you have the technology in your hands to take <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-6-vs-dslr-and-point-and-shoot-2015-2">great photos and videos</a>. But first, learn all the tips and tricks to take the best photos with your iPhone camera.</p>
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Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:05:00 -0500Will Wei
<p><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-headphones-tricks-2015-2">Click here to see original story.</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-headphones-tricks-2015-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/traveling-easier-with-power-adapter-2015-2The Satechi Smart Travel Router/Adapter is a great gadget for frequent travelers [10% off]http://www.businessinsider.com/traveling-easier-with-power-adapter-2015-2
Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:01:00 -0500Insider Picks
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54e63ab26bb3f7c225b6c78c-609-456/travel-router-adapter.png" border="0" alt="travel router adapter"></p><p>Any seasoned traveler will tell you that it's impossible to survive without a good adapter or router abroad.</p>
<p>That's where the compact and portable&nbsp;<a href="http://fancy.com/things/475062440724268537/Satechi-Smart-Travel-Router-/-Travel-Adapter?ref=insiderpicks">Satechi Smart Travel Router/Adapter</a> comes in.</p>
<p>You'll be able to use electrical outlets in over 150 countries (including the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, and China). Additionally, the gadget <span>features four different modes for wireless networking.</span></p>
<p><span>It's a must-have for frequent travelers.</span></p>
<h3>The Satechi Smart Travel Router / Travel Adapter: <a href="http://fancy.com/things/475062440724268537/Satechi-Smart-Travel-Router-/-Travel-Adapter?ref=insiderpicks">$45 [10% off]</a></h3>
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Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:10:00 -0500Insider Picks
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54e4aa5b69bedd5102bdd5ec-798-598/screen shot 2015-02-18 at 10.03.58 am.png" border="0" alt="iphone case"></p><p>People say that the modern smartphone can do everything.</p>
<p>Well, with the <a href="http://fancy.com/things/488275240900627791/TaskOne-iPhone-Multi-Tool-Case?ref=insiderpicks">TaskOne iPhone Multi Tool case</a>&nbsp;that's&nbsp;actually&nbsp;true because it<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;turns your phone into a Swiss army knife.</span></p>
<p>The case comes with a 2.5" knife with serrations, a 1.8" saw blade, a bottle opener, three types of wrenches, pliers, a wire cutter, a wire stripper, and dual kick stands.</p>
<p>So the next time you need to fix a bike or cut your steak, you can just whip out your smartphone.</p>
<p><em>Note: currently available for iPhone 5 and 5S.</em></p>
<h3>TaskOne iPhone Multi Tool Case: <a href="http://fancy.com/things/488275240900627791/TaskOne-iPhone-Multi-Tool-Case?ref=insiderpicks">$90</a></h3>
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Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:01:00 -0500Insider Picks
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/54e3673569bedd3b14c66d1f-642-482/zerolemon-solarjuice-20000mah-battery.png" border="0" alt="ZeroLemon SolarJuice 20000mAh Battery">Keep all of your devices charged with this waterproof and shockproof portable device.</span></p>
<p>The <a href="https://stacksocial.com/sales/advanced-20000mah-external-battery-w-solar-powering?aid=a-49y03t13">ZeroLemon</a> can charge your iOS, Android, or any other USB-compatible device over and over again. It&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">has enough juice to charge up an iPhone 6 seven times.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">And you can charge the device itself either at home or using the sun (hello, solar power), which could be extremely useful if you're traveling and don't have the time to stop off anywhere.</span></p>
<h3>ZeroLemon SolarJuice 20000mAh Battery: <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">$100.00</span>&nbsp;<a href="https://stacksocial.com/sales/advanced-20000mah-external-battery-w-solar-powering?aid=a-49y03t13">$49.99</a>&nbsp;<span style="color: #ff0000;">[50% OFF]</span></h3>
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Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:55:08 -0500Insider Picks
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/54e36d0569beddae36c66d19-659-494/universal-remote-yeah.png" border="0" alt="universal remote yeah"></span>You'll never have to worry about losing your remote control or having a bunch of electronics all cluttered together if you're using the Blumoo Universal Remote.</p>
<p><a href="https://stacksocial.com/sales/blumoo-bluetooth-universal-remote-home-theater-expander?aid=a-49y03t13">Blumoo</a> connects to all of your electronic devices, so you'll have total access to everything in the house.</p>
<p>Plus, the device automatically updates itself, adding new features and device libraries.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> this device requires iPhone 4S or newer; iPod Touch 5th generation or newer; iPad 3rd generation or newer; Android 4.0 or newer.</p>
<h3>Blumoo Bluetooth Universal Remote: <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">$130.00</span> <a href="https://stacksocial.com/sales/blumoo-bluetooth-universal-remote-home-theater-expander?aid=a-49y03t13">$84.99</a>&nbsp;<span style="color: #ff0000;">[34% OFF]</span></h3>
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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 07:54:00 -0500Will Wei
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Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:50:00 -0500Toby Miller
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/546510f469bedd4d428b4568-1200-924/cd-36.jpg" border="0" alt="garbage pile junk">The US Federal Trade Commission issued a </span><a href="http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/federal-trade-commission-staff-report-november-2013-workshop-entitled-internet-things-privacy/150127iotrpt.pdf">report</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> on the “internet of things” this week. It announced:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">"Six years ago, for the first time, the number of “things” connected to the internet surpassed the number of people … Experts estimate that, as of this year, there will be 25 billion connected devices, and by 2020, 50 billion."</span></p>
<p>Moments later, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/iot/statement/IoTStatement.pdf">proclaimed</a> a major initiative to ensure the nation “plays a leading role in developing the internet of things”.</p>
<p>So the internet is more than just a topic of work, fun, friends, and family that we routinely mention around the kitchen table; it actually happens there, thanks to such canny innovations as “smart chopsticks”. These new wonders can detect rancid food and hence protect animal-eating diners from fish-oil infections.</p>
<p>How did we ever manage without them?</p>
<p>The technocentric promise of this golden age is that electrical appliances will connect to the internet via subscriber identification modules (SIMs) and radio-frequency identification devices (RFIDs). Technology boosters promise a world where digital wallets will replace cheques and credit cards; personalised electronic adverts will compete with static hoardings; and transport, electricity, power and water systems will provide a continuous real time update of their performance and user status. Firms will offer us advice and services built on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32563/ipreview-finalreport.pdf">analysis of such data</a>.</p>
<p>The internet of things is described as a marvel – the moment when wireless becomes limitless. Building sensors save energy; homes are automated beyond even the vision of post-war suburban idylls; transportation is effortlessly streamlined; smartphone applications direct daily life; manufacturing is tied to merchandising which is tied to consumption; and healthcare occurs <a href="http://iot-journal.weebly.com/">at a distance</a> from the bodies being cared for.</p>
<p>The very idea is proclaimed as an expansion of knowledge, convenience, and <a href="http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~stankovic/psfiles/IOT.pdf">hence wellbeing</a>. Cybertarians hail a new age of ethical consumption in which customers know the environmental and labour history and future of the devices and services they purchase and have greater control over their own lives <a href="http://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/693/291">than ever before</a>.</p>
<p>We are at the peak of what the Gartner research firm calls a “<a href="http://www.gartner.com/technology/research/methodologies/hype-cycle.jsp">hype cycle</a>”, when expectations of new technologies rise giddily. This is followed by sober realism and everyday use.</p>
<p>The hype cycle, ‘95 edition.</p>
<p>The Design Museum has rapturously announced that we are entering “<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/greening-the-media/201308/3-d-printing-manufacturing-panacea-or-infernal-contraption">A New Industrial Revolution</a>”. Given the costs as well as the benefits connected to the first one – illness, death, pollution, slavery, and war are all there on the downside – one might think the advent of this miraculous new age would provide opportunities to rethink the absurd lightness of being routinely attributed to the internet.</p>
<p>For the past two decades of cybertarianism have been an era of ignorance. We have neglected the dirty, material origins and processes that characterise communications technologies like tablets, phones, and laptops. We have forgotten the real story of Cold War militarism, undersea cables, conflict minerals, slave labour, toxic exposure, and <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/greening-the-media-9780199914678?cc=gb&amp;amp;lang=en&amp;amp;">illegal recycling</a>. We got such things (the environment, workers, and legality) badly wrong the first time, and risk <a href="http://www.chass.org.au/submissions/SUB20060807TG.php">repeating the mistake</a> due to the obfuscatory claims for a post-smokestack internet age.</p>
<p>Then there are the problems with architecture, security, robustness, interoperability, regulation, and privacy across the internet of things – and doubt even encircles the holy fetish of modernity: economic growth.</p>
<p>In 1987, the year he won the <a href="https://theconversation.com/economics-nobel-must-acknowledge-the-global-financial-crisis-19092">pseudo-Nobel prize</a> for economics, Robert Solow identified what has become known as the “Solow Paradox”. He came to this insight while reviewing the tide of futurism that accompanied the Cold War and is now reborn via the internet.</p>
<p>Solow doubted the wonders of a service economy, which he thought might produce “a nation of hamburger stands and insurance companies”. The <a href="http://www.standupeconomist.com/pdf/misc/solow-computer-productivity.pdf">memorable phrase </a>he used was: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”</p>
<p>Last year, the National Bureau of Economic Research published findings that buttress Solow’s Paradox, a decade after it was supposedly dispatched to the dustbin of history courtesy of the internet. This research suggests that <a href="http://www.nber.org/papers/w19837">unemployment hastens productivity growth</a>, not information technology. And of course, the internet of things will see labour displaced onto customers, who will become increasingly responsible for work previously undertaken by full-service utilities providers, for example, through properly-employed experts.</p>
<p>And what about the instant purchase and upgrade fetishes that will add massive over-consumption to mass capitalism’s inexorable crises of overproduction? The internet of things will create a mountain of junk. Its <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210537914000365">electronic detritus</a> will be untold.</p>
<p>Suddenly your light switch, toothbrush, trousers, tights, kettle, bedroom toys – and chopsticks – will be rendered useless thanks to software upgrades, otherwise known as built-in obsolescence.</p>
<p>And that fish-oil prophylactic – do you need it? Why not cease industrial fishing?</p>
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<p>This article was originally published on <a href="http://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a>. Read the <a href="http://theconversation.com/the-internet-of-things-will-be-an-internet-of-obsolete-junk-36814">original article</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-internet-of-things-will-create-a-mountain-of-obsolete-junk-2015-1#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/mouse-box-squeezes-a-full-pc-computer-into-a-mouse-2015-1This Company Is Squeezing An Entire Computer Into A Mouse — All You Need Is A Monitorhttp://www.businessinsider.com/mouse-box-squeezes-a-full-pc-computer-into-a-mouse-2015-1
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:48:52 -0500Dave Smith
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/54bfc80a6bb3f7c33201c455-1200-924/mouse-box-pc.png" border="0" alt="mouse-box-pc"></p><p>A Polish tinkerer has created the ultimate compact PC — one that's small enough to fit inside a conventional mouse, <a href="http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/117096-your-entire-pc-in-a-mouse.html">MyBroadband reports</a>.</p>
<p><span>Przemysław Strzelczyk, a software engineer at Nokia Networks, calls his invention, "The Mouse-Box."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">"From now on, you don’t need to buy a few devices to keep your computer always at hand," </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://mouse-box.com/">the Mouse-Box website says</a>. "</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Mouse-Box uses the power of a mouse, an invariable component in a computer set for many years.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">By virtue of placing a computer in a mouse, the two most powerful elements have been combined in one unity."</span></p>
<p>The Mouse-Box contains a 1.4GHz ARM processor, 128 GB of flash storage, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a micro HDMI port to connect a monitor. It also comes with two USB 3.0 ports, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer.</p>
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<p><span>It's unclear which operating systems would be able to work on the Mouse-Box, but with built-in Wi-Fi and a 128 GB disk, you should be able to handle plenty of programs and data, especially if you're reliant on the internet or the cloud to get work done.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>Strzelczyk and his Mouse-Box team say the product is still in "the prototype phase," but they're also working to build a wireless mouse pad charger. They're currently seeking financial backing to launch this product in "maybe a few months." </span></p>
<p><span>The team has not set a price yet, but they say it will be "very cheap" and available globally.</span></p>
<p><span>Check out the full video of the Mouse-Box below.</span></p>
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Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:13:23 -0500Henry Blodget
<p>Recent Comscore research confirms what gadget addicts have long known: The more connected devices you have, the more time you spend interacting with them.</p>
<p>Put differently, from a media consumption perspective, the usage of one gadget does not always cannibalize the usage of another gadget. On the contrary, the more gadgets people have, <em>the more time they spend on almost every gadget, not just more time in aggregate (though that, too).</em></p>
<p>Comscore's Linda Abraham posted the following chart today at the DLD conference in Munich:</p>
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<p>Now, it seems unlikely that having more gadgets causes this behavior. More likely, people who love gadgets buy (and use) more of them.</p>
<p>Regardless, for those who have every one of these gadgets, that's 8 1/2 hours of screen time per day.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/more-screens-more-media-2015-1#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/belty-smart-belt-loosens-itself-if-you-eat-too-much-2015-1This Smart Belt Will Loosen Itself If You Eat Too Muchhttp://www.businessinsider.com/belty-smart-belt-loosens-itself-if-you-eat-too-much-2015-1
Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:25:00 -0500Taylor Lorenz
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/54aab94969beddd00c870507-887-665/belty.jpg" border="0" alt="Belty"></p><p>A new smart belt buckle automatically loosens itself when you eat too much.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The buckle and corresponding belt, named Belty, either expands or contracts depending on how much food you’ve consumed and how much exercise you’ve done to compensate.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The belt buckle contains a small accelerometer and gyroscope in order to monitor movement. This allows Belty to determine whether you need to engage in more activity.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A corresponding iPhone app charts your waistline data throughout the day and sends push notifications with feedback and suggestions on how to maintain a trim waistline.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The belt was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday, and a Belty representative told <a href="http://mashable.com/2015/01/04/belty-smart-belt/">Mashable</a> the price point is still in question, though they do view Belty as a “luxury product.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/54aab99eeab8eaa72b8dcf55-946-709/belty-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Belty 2">So far the belt is available in one color and style option only: steel gray with a bright blue trim.</p>
<p>The company has not announced when the product will be available for purchase.</p>
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Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0500Louis DeNicola
<h3><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/54a44c126bb3f7aa4c8b4569-600-/woman-texting-with-headphones-in.jpg" border="0" alt="Woman Texting with Headphones In" width="600">1. Programmable thermostat</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.cheapism.com/blog/2736/energy-saving-smart-thermostats">Smart thermostats</a>&nbsp;are all the rage these days.</p>
<p>If you don't want to make the large initial investment — or you're wary of omniscient mobile apps and electronics – you can still save a lot with a basic, <a href="http://www.cheapism.com/cheap-thermostats">inexpensive programmable thermostat</a>.</p>
<p>With proper use, the savings can amount to about $180 a year, according to government <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=heat_cool.pr_hvac&amp;s=m" target="_blank">estimates</a>.</p>
<h3>2. Soda maker</h3>
<p>If you buy a lot of soft drinks and sparkling water, a home soda maker will likely pay for itself in short order.</p>
<p>Although the suggested retail price for the cheapest SodaStream machine is $79.99, you can find it on sale or hold out until Bed Bath &amp; Beyond sends a 20% off coupon (which is fairly often).&nbsp;</p>
<h3>3. Smartphone</h3>
<p>Even a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cheapism.com/cheap-smartphones">cheap smartphone</a>&nbsp;costs a lot if you factor in the service plan, but it's worth pointing out that a smartphone contains multiple gadgets in one: MP3 player, GPS, alarm clock, camera, etc.</p>
<p>There are also loads of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cheapism.com/blog/3115/best-coupon-apps">free coupon apps</a>&nbsp;and other money-saving tools that can lower your shopping costs. Saving time may be another story, given the temptation to play Candy Crush for hours on end.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>4. Streaming media player</h3>
<p>A&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cheapism.com/cheap-streaming-media-players">streaming media player</a>&nbsp;such as a Roku can cost less than $40 and save you hundreds. Hook one up to a TV, cancel your cable or satellite subscription, and watch content from Hulu, Netflix, and a variety of other cheap or free content providers.</p>
<p>You may save some time, as well, by trading absentminded channel flipping for purposeful media consumption.</p>
<h3>5. Smartpen</h3>
<p>A smartpen turns handwritten notes into digital documents that can be easily searched later. The LiveScribe Echo pen (starting at $109) can also record lectures or meetings with a built-in microphone.</p>
<p>A less expensive option: Take pictures of your notes and upload them to Evernote or OneNote, which also make handwriting searchable.</p>
<h3>6. Water filter</h3>
<p>If you worry about the taste or quality of your tap water, and the cost of bottled water is starting to add up, consider a reusable&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cheapism.com/cheap-water-filters">water filter</a>. There are inexpensive pitchers, such as the well-known offerings from Brita, but also larger dispensers and faucet filters available for less than $40.</p>
<p>Still want a bottle for on-the-go convenience? Try a reusable one with a built-in filter.</p>
<p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54a44ec66da811a2088b4567-1050-787/remote-control-and-tv.jpg" border="0" alt="Remote Control and TV"><span style="font-size: 1.17em; color: #000000;"></span></p>
<h3>7. Universal remote</h3>
<p>Long gone are the days of juggling four remotes as you try to turn on the sound system while switching inputs and wondering, "Wait, what's this one for?"</p>
<p>A top-notch universal remote, such as Logitech's popular Harmony line, can cost $60 or more, but it really can control everything. And you don't need to have a line of sight to the receiver for the remote to work.</p>
<h3>8. Vacuum Sealer</h3>
<p>A vacuum sealer such as FoodSaver keeps food fresh longer by sealing it in reusable bags. The brand's <a href="http://www.foodsaver.com/saver-calculator.html" target="_blank">calculator</a>&nbsp;estimates that this small kitchen appliance can save a single person $150 a year on food.</p>
<p>A family can pocket even more, although buying occasional replacement bags cuts into the savings.</p>
<h3>9. Advanced power strip.</h3>
<p>A "smart" power strip&nbsp;<a href="http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/choose-right-advanced-power-strip-you" target="_blank">saves electricity</a>&nbsp;by automatically detecting when plugged-in devices aren't in use and turning off the plugs to avoid "<a href="http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/choose-right-advanced-power-strip-you" target="_blank">vampire drain</a>."</p>
<p>Most include a mix of on/off plugs and always-on plugs for low-power items, such as a router, that need to remain on.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>10. GPS tags</h3>
<p>Whether you're prone to losing your keys, misplacing your wallet, or having your pet wonder around the neighborhood a GPS tag can save you valuable time.</p>
<p>Tile, Duet, and POM (coming soon), start at around $25 each and use a combination of GPS, alarms, flashing lights, and Bluetooth to make sure you always know where your valuables are.</p>
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<h3>11. Car diagnostic tools</h3>
<p>A handy gadget that's easy to install and amazingly useful. The ScanGauge II ($140) plugs into your car and gives you useful information you'd generally only find on high-end vehicles: fuel consumption, coolant temperature, how many miles you can go until you run out of gas, average speed, and much more.</p>
<p>When your check engine light comes on it will also display the trouble code, allowing you to look the problem up online, fix the issue if it's something small, and turn the check engine light off. That feature alone can save you a costly trip to the mechanic — although if that's all your interested in code readers cost about $20.</p>
<h3>12. Grind-and-brew coffeemakers</h3>
<p>"Skip the expensive daily coffee habit" is common advice to those trying to save money. But, can you really be expected to go without your daily vice? Instead, save some money by brewing at home and save time with a high-tech programmable grind-and-brew machine – you'll have a very fresh cup ready every morning.</p>
<p>If you're a latte lover, fully automatic espresso machines with grinders are also available, but they're hard to find for under $600.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/podcasts-that-will-make-you-smarter-about-money-2014-12" >12 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter About Money</a></strong></p>
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